LaLa Life 28

A photo a week in the life of LaLa Photography, using various photographic mediums.

Week 28

** Taken on the iPhone using the Instagr.am app **

(Filter: Brannan)

LaLa friends, meet the newest addition to our family - Felicity (or Flick). 

Felicity is a Fujifilm (Instax Mini 25) Instant Camera. While she wasn't made by Polaroid like Pedro, she does produce instant pictures only at a fraction of the size. 

Exposure setting is tricky with Pedro and the other big, noticeable difference between Pedro and Felicity is the processing of the Polaroid picture: a black card-slide is used to cover the picture when produced and, together with the Polaroid, is placed in your pocket (as body heat is used in developing the picture). 

In contrast, not much effort is required with Felicity's photos; just let it sit and wait for the magic of the picture to come through! Plus she was equipped with the benefits of today's picture technology along with in-built flash and electronic exposure settings.  Felicity even has a little mirror so you can see yourself when taking a self-portrait! 

My eldest son joined me in learning and exploring this medium; he was most intrigued by waiting for the picture to process and was asking many questions that I sometimes struggled to answer! Both Pedro and Felicity gave me an opportunity to expose my kids to another type of photography, where pictures aren't always readily available to view on the LCD screen at the back of a camera.

My boys and I had so much fun playing with both Pedro and Felicity, both of which helped create some beautiful memories during the school holidays. This week for LaLa Life, there is a picture of Pedro and Felicity with the Polaroid pictures they each produced (above).  Below is a picture of some of the Polaroids I took of the boys with Felicity.